Mike Hearn wrote:
On Mon, 05 Sep 2005 11:30:41 -0700, Hiji wrote:
Firstly, Wine is not an emulator, it it a binary loader and an implementation of the Win32 API.
Bingo. It irritates me when people call Wine an emulator. ALEX, did you know that Wine stands for "Wine Is Not an Emulator"??
It's playing with words. I happen to think it is an emulator and I usually call it that ;)
thanks -mike
So a Chevy is a Ford emulator, because it can use the same gas, right?
No, of course not. Now, if the gas had to be converted to a completely different substance before it could power the car, then it would probably be an emulator.
WINE doesn't change the gas, it's just an engine add-on that just lets you burn unleaded or diesel.
And so ends "Lousy Analogy Theater". We now return you to your normal program, already in progress.
-J